Apple removes competitors' phones from iPhone 4 antenna page

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Honestly, it probably was because of legal threats. The videos may have been faked. They did not even bother to cover the antenna in the top of the Droid X for example, yet they show this mysterious video of its bars dropping, but no one can seem to recreate what Apple has done.

No way. No company is stupid enough to open a legal can of worms when there is technological uncertainty of this kind.

In all likelihood, its competitors howled (although they asked for it, in good measure), tons of press reports followed (with coverage not necessarily to the competitors' liking), Apple realized that it had made its point (everybody had a good laugh in Cupertino), and just decided to move on.

Honestly, it probably was because of legal threats. The videos may have been faked. They did not even bother to cover the antenna in the top of the Droid X for example, yet they show this mysterious video of its bars dropping, but no one can seem to recreate what Apple has done.

Well I, unfortunately, don't own an iPhone since they're just to damn expensive in Portugal...but I do own an HTC Tattoo and I can get my bars to drop

Honestly, it probably was because of legal threats. The videos may have been faked. They did not even bother to cover the antenna in the top of the Droid X for example, yet they show this mysterious video of its bars dropping, but no one can seem to recreate what Apple has done.

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Honestly, it probably was because of legal threats. The videos may have been faked. They did not even bother to cover the antenna in the top of the Droid X for example, yet they show this mysterious video of its bars dropping, but no one can seem to recreate what Apple has done.

Really? You have evidence that there have been threats of legal action - and that they were the cause of Apple pulling down the site? And you have evidence that Apple faked the video? And you can prove that no one else can recreate Apple's work?

In the REAL world (you should really try to visit some time), there have been youtube videos on virtually every smart phone out there showing the bars dropping. It's just a fact of life.

And it's hard to imagine what the grounds for legal action would be - unless Apple really did completely falsify the videos - which is too ridiculous a premise to even consider.

There have been reports from multiple countries reporting no problems there. Apple (and all the individuals on YouTube) have proven beyond any reasonable doubt that it's not just an iPhone problem.

Once the situation gets to that point, there's no point continuing to beat the dead horse. You run the risk of whacking its heart back into action and resurrecting the entire issue.

No way. No company is stupid enough to open a legal can of worms when there is technological uncertainty of this kind.

In all likelihood, its competitors howled (although they asked for it, in good measure), tons of press reports followed (with coverage not necessarily to the competitors' liking), Apple realized that it had made its point (everybody had a good laugh in Cupertino), and just decided to move on.

Something I have noticed on the droid X is that it will go into a low power network mode. It will go from full bars to one, but as soon as you do something like hit the icon to make a phone call, or open mail, it jumps right back up to 4 bars. Apple could have recorded the phone going into low power mode without realizing that was what happened. Does not mean they did it on purpose, but did not understand how their competitors phone works, and was misinformed in the information they released about what was happening in the video. I mean they have that "State of the art" testing room right? Why would they show it off and then not use it?

Look, I am not saying there are not phones out there that do not truly have an issue with hand placement. I have seen very convincing videos such as someone running a download speed test while demonstrating a bad spot to hold. Some of the phones Apple put up videos for really do have this problem, but some of the others do not appear to be affected to the extent that the Apple videos show.

Something I have noticed on the droid X is that it will go into a low power network mode. It will go from full bars to one, but as soon as you do something like hit the icon to make a phone call, or open mail, it jumps right back up to 4 bars. Apple could have recorded the phone going into low power mode without realizing that was what happened. Does not mean they did it on purpose, but did not understand how their competitors phone works, and was misinformed in the information they released about what was happening in the video. I mean they have that "State of the art" testing room right? Why would they show it off and then not use it?

It really makes no difference at this point. iPhone demand continues, unabated. The whole antennagate affair is dead.

I love Apple, but the fact that Apple stepped down to the level of it's competitors seemed childish. All they needed to do was give out the bumper, and not bring other companies into it. It did not seem professional. I sometimes wonder if Apple still thinks that it is a Start-Up company and not one of the largest tech companies in the world. Take the high road, take care of your customers and take the profit to the bank.

Look, I am not saying there are not phones out there that do not truly have an issue with hand placement. I have seen very convincing videos such as someone running a download speed test while demonstrating a bad spot to hold. Some of the phones Apple put up videos for really do have this problem, but some of the others do not appear to be affected to the extent that the Apple videos show.

How do you know some aren't affected to the extent Apple showed? Did you do the thorough test on any yourself? Remember even IP4 owners reported inconsistent feedback about the issue.

Something I have noticed on the droid X is that it will go into a low power network mode. It will go from full bars to one, but as soon as you do something like hit the icon to make a phone call, or open mail, it jumps right back up to 4 bars. Apple could have recorded the phone going into low power mode without realizing that was what happened. Does not mean they did it on purpose, but did not understand how their competitors phone works, and was misinformed in the information they released about what was happening in the video. I mean they have that "State of the art" testing room right? Why would they show it off and then not use it?

And there's similar report about IP4, that if you touch the seam Safari stop download page but if you hit reload the download resume So what your point? You guys should move on. It's a dead horse. No one care if you keep beating it.